Slovenly Recordings / Black Gladiator
1. What are your top five albums that were released in 2016? (In order 1-5)
- The Cowboys - S/T (Lumpy Records)
- Musk - Musk 2: The Second Skumming (12XU)
- Chill - Take It From The Blind Side (Rhinestone Records)
- Sleeping Beauties - S/T (In The Red)
- The Sueves - Change Your Life (HoZac)
2. What band did you discover in 2016 (can be a brand new band or an older band) that had an impact on your life? What made them significant?
SITES 'n' SOUNDS. I bought this insanely rare '60s garage 45 from Delta, PA towards the end of summer. I did some research and located the organ player. Turned out he was practicing with his new crew every Sunday, just down the street from my house! He brought me his second to last copy of the 45 - mint and unplayed - and gave us permission to reissue it. This is not the kind of thing that happens every day, especially in the garage-punk world.
3. How will you remember 2016? (In terms of music)
The year we lost Billy Miller of Norton Records. A driving force and true champion of unsung heroes of the savage past of rock'n'roll, and a very dear friend to us. We take great solace in knowing that his partner and wife Miriam Linna is going to blast Norton off to further reaches than it ever dared.
4. What can we look forward to from you in 2017?
New LPs from BIZNAGA (Spain), BRAD POT (Australia), MORAL PANIC (NYC), and reissues of the PUKE SPIT & GUTS "Eat Hot Lead" LP (1980 San Fernando Valley degenerate punk) and the SITES 'n' SOUNDS 45 (unknown monster moody garage from PA).
5. What records are you looking forward to most in 2017?
DES DEMONAS on In The Red. These guys are heavy as shit and have a 10 foot tall lead singer who's originally from Africa. And the upcoming LP from the GARY WRONG GROUP on 12XU. Guaranteed to be weird and evil.
6. What would you like to see more of when it comes to music coverage websites (such as ours)?
RAW and SINCERE ENTHUSIASM.
